WordPress releases version 4.9.7 to patch a media issue as well as rolling out a number of bug fixes.

Released as a security and maintenance update, WordPress 4.9.7 included a patch against a vulnerability and seventeen bug fixes, including:

• Taxonomy: Improve cache handling for term queries
• Posts, Post Types: Clear post password cookie when logging out
• Widgets: Allow basic HTML tags in sidebar descriptions on Widgets admin screen
• Community Events Dashboard: Always show the nearest WordCamp if one is coming up, even if there are multiple Meetups happening first
• Privacy: Make sure default privacy policy content does not cause a fatal error when flushing rewrite rules outside of the admin context

WordPress, in a blog post, encouraged website owners to install the new update as soon as possible.

To update, download WordPress 4.9.7 or go to your Dashboard and click “Update Now.”

Please note: The previously scheduled 4.9.7 is now referred to as 4.9.8.